Round 10 · 29 July 1979
German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring · Hockenheim, Germany
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
30 drivers
After Round 9
1
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
32
pts
2
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
26
pts
3
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
24
pts
4
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
20
pts
5
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
20
pts
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6
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
16
pts
7
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
13
pts
8
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
12
pts
9
John Watson
McLaren
11
pts
10
René Arnoux
Renault
10
pts
11
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
9
pts
12
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
8
pts
13
Alan Jones
Williams
7
pts
14
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
2
pts
15
Jochen Mass
Arrows
1
pts
16
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
1
pts
17
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1
pts
18
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
1
pts
-
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
0
pts
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
0
pts
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
0
pts
-
James Hunt
Wolf
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
Shadow
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
0
pts
-
Patrick Gaillard
Ensign
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
After the race
31 drivers
After Round 10
1
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
—
35
+3
2
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↑1
28
+4
3
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
↓1
26
+0
4
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
↑2
22
+6
5
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
↓1
20
+0
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6
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
↓1
20
+0
7
Alan Jones
Williams
↑6
16
+9
8
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
↓1
13
+0
9
John Watson
McLaren
—
13
+2
10
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
↓2
12
+0
11
René Arnoux
Renault
↓1
10
+0
12
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
↓1
9
+0
13
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
↓1
8
+0
14
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
—
2
+0
15
Jochen Mass
Arrows
—
2
+1
16
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
—
1
+0
17
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
—
1
+0
18
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
—
1
+0
-
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Geoff Lees
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
—
0
+0
-
James Hunt
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Gaillard
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 1:24:48.830 | 9 |
| 2 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | +2.910 | 6 |
| 3 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | +18.390 | 4 |
| 4 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | +31.200 | 3 |
| 5 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 12 | +1:37.800 | 2 |
| 6 | MAS Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | LEE Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 16 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | LAM Jan Lammers | Shadow | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | DE Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 21 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 3L | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | REB Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | REU Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 23 | — | 0 |